Being a huge charcoal grill fan, I was excited to see Kingsford charcoal on a big time sale. I was standing in the lawn and garden section of Walmart starring at a pallet of twin 15 pound bags of charcoal shrink wrapped together priced at $8.98. A … [Read more...] about Did Walmart Try to Trick Me Into Spending More?
When I think of retirement planning, I usually end up with more questions than answers. I’m constantly worrying about whether I’m saving enough, and if I’ll have enough to last from the age I exit the workforce until the end of my life. My … [Read more...] about Review and Giveaway: Todd Tresidder’s How Much Money Do I Need To Retire
My wife and I have very different perspectives when it comes to saving money. I take a much more passive approach, content to hunt for coupons or search for the lowest advertised price. My wife, however, takes a much more direct approach preferring … [Read more...] about Ways My Wife Saves Us Money: Liquor Store Edition
How much do you spend on groceries each week? If you ten different people that question, they'll most likely all spit back a number fairly quickly, but what each person defines as “groceries†may be entirely different. My family budgets $125 … [Read more...] about Increase Your Budget Accuracy by Breaking Down The Definition of Groceries
Walking through the produce section, I glanced down at my grocery list and saw that grapes were on the list. I rolled my cart to the cooler section stuffed with separate bags of red and green grapes. My wife’s words replayed in my head from when … [Read more...] about Sampling Grapes In the Produce Section: Smart, or Just Being Cheap?
My fifteen year old son said something unexpected to me recently. My family and I are currently on vacation in Florida, and we were walking along a boardwalk, checking out stores and hunting for new adventures. We came upon a zip line that stretched … [Read more...] about How Much Should Kids Worry About Your Finances?
